Medicinal Use

The dried fruits are being used for the preparation of medicine. Dried seeds are useful as powder to expel intestinal worms especially tapeworms. For a child, powder mixed with honey or sugar is given on empty stomach to expel tape worms. The plant is widely used as anti-helminthic, anti-carminative, anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti-diuretic and anti-astringent as reported in various literatures. Plant pacifies vitiated kapha, vata, intestinal worms, skin diseases, nervine weakness, flatulence, colic, constipation, cough, asthma, bronchitis, migraine, fever and general weakness.